The Sierra Leone representative for this year’s CAF Confederation Cup, Bhantal FC, is set to face the Guinean side Hafia FC in the preliminary round in September.

The draw was conducted at the Azam Media Studios in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania and was streamed on CAF’s Official YouTube channel, CAF TV on Saturday.

In just two seasons since their arrival in the Sierra Leone top-flight, Bhantal FC has made significant progress to qualify for the continental stage, having registered as the runners-up for the 2024/25 campaign.

The preliminary rounds over two legs on the weekends of 19–21 September and 26–28 September 2025. Victors will continue to the Second phase of the competition starting from 17–19 October, the return legs taking place a week thereafter from 24–26 October.